Are there any folks here who have geeky collection habits? A co-worker of mine is trying to collect samples of the entire Periodic table, he is doing pretty well excluding a couple which he is unlikely to get his hands on! 
I collect minerals and lately lots of dishware which has really hyperactive particles zipping out of them. Here is my current collection
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I'm trying to get of junk rather than collect more.
Stephanie99
Level 8
Nov 13, 2019
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I collect old computer equipment and media. Cards, paper tape, tapes, mass-storage cartridges, key caps, reference materials, etc.
BitFlipper
Level 8
Nov 13, 2019
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Uranium glass? very cool.
gater
Level 7
Nov 12, 2019
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Yeah I love it!
I used to collect Depression Era Fiesta ware. A number of the colors have radio nucleotides in their mineral paints.
t1nick
Level 8
Nov 12, 2019
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Cool, there are big collectors out there. I have a moderate collection, but I don't collect based on asthetics or rarity/value of the piece, I go completely by activity level. How radioactive are they? And some of the Fiestaware (and companies that copied them) from the early 1900's is really remarkably strong stuff. perfectly safe to handle, but chipping some glaze off and eating it would be a good chance at cancer! Uranium 238 with a tiny hint of Uranium 235 in those glazes.
I seem to remember there were certain colors you didn't want to eat off of?
Vaseline glass? Under black light - I didn't know it did that. lol
RavenCT
Level 9
Nov 12, 2019
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Yeah vaseline glass, also called "depression glass" or uranium glass, glows quite bright under UV light. Its a chemical reaction with the uranium, not a atomic reaction - but it gives the stereotypical media glow of radiation!
@Observer-Effect I like it! 
Very nice... I'm attempting to collect two of every animal for a reenactment of Noah's ark.. So far, I got me and my bf... Oh, and a baby...
Cutiebeauty
Level 9
Nov 12, 2019
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That reminded me . . . .
Lol, good start. Lol
Well, don't forget about all the microbes that were living in their guts before they got on the boat... Don't worry, you got more than two of each.. 
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